Petition Impact in Dothan

The Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce wants to find out what local businesses think of the referendum to change the current form of government.

Two weeks ago, the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce asked their business members to fill out a survey concerning the issue of changing the form of government.

Business leaders were asked to fill out a survey online at Zoomerang or via letter.

“The government change issue has created lots of uncertainty,” said Matt Parker, president of the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce.

About two months ago, former Mayor Kenneth Everett collected thousands of signatures in support of a change toward a strong mayor form of government, where there is no city manager involved in city affairs.

Alabama Attorney General Troy King will now decide whether Dothan residents will vote to change the city's current form of government.

“We've had a lot of feedback from state folks and change creating negative impact, so we wanted to get feedback from local businesses,” said Parker

The survey asked three questions:

Does the current effort to call for a referendum to determine whether a different form of government is needed for the city of Dothan have a negative impact on the effort to attract new business and job growth in the Dothan community?

How should the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce respond to the effort to change the form of city government in Dothan?

Would you like to see more surveys from the Dothan Area Chamber of Commerce requesting your opinion on issues?

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